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The Beaver Command

Offer an instant redouble that is a beaver

Syntax: beaver

An instant redouble of an offered double is called a beaver. You can use the redouble command instead. The beaver command can only used for the first instant redouble while redouble can be used for any of several instant redoubles in a row.

In this exchange, player Anna decides to double player Bill, who believes it is to his advantage to redouble:

Anna:

"I double!"

(cube turned to 2)

Bill:

"I beaver!!"

(cube turned to 4)

Anna:

"I raccoon!!!"

(cube turned to 8)

Bill:

"I otter!!!!"

(cube turned to 16)

Anna:

"I...   redouble!!!!!"

(cube turned to 32)

...

 

 

(And we wonder why people don't take backgammon seriously...)

See also: otter, raccoon